Hay baler and loader



May 10, 1932- M. GoGGlNs HAY BALER AND LOADER Filed oct. 1s, 192s 4Sheets-Sheet 1 May 10, 1932 M. GoGGlNs HAY BALER AND I ODER` Filed Oct.l5, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 10, 1932. M. GoGGlNs 1,857,373

HAY BALERl AND LOADER Filed oct. 13, 1928 4 sheets-sheet 5 wmv/nto@ @HygMay 10, 1932- M. GoGGlNs 1,857,373

HAY BALEH AND LOADERv Filed Oct. 13. 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented May10, 1932 n UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MICHAEL GoGGnrs, or' BoswELL, mawxExIoo HEY mmc AND LOADER Application led Octdber 18, 1928. Serial No.318,236.

lar sprocket wheel 26 is secured onthe end of the transmision shaft 22,a sprocket chain 27 being trained around these sprockets. A spiral gear28 is secured to the transmission B shaft at a point near the rearwheels 4and meshes wit the spiral gear 29 on a transverse drive shaft 30journaled in bearings 31 depended from the lower frame rails 2. Large 32are secured within, or to 4one l side of, the wheels 4 and pinions 33 onthe ends of the shaft mesh therewith. Thus it will be apparent that themachine may be driven over the ground by theengine 11 and it will beunderstood that any conventional 16 form of speed shifting and controlmeans may be used upon the engine, and no specific form being hereshown.

A transverse shaft 34 is journalcd in hearings 35 upon the top rails 3extending out- 20 wardly at one end and a large gear 36 is securedthereon in mesh with the pinion 17 on the drive shaft 12. Short stuhshafts 37 are journaled in side plates 38 and large drive gears 39 aremounted upon the inwardly ll turned extended ends thereof. linions 40upon the shaft 34 mesh with the gears 39 so that the latter will berotated by the motor 1 l as will be understood.

A plunger or beater 41 is reciprocatingly I0 mounted inthe frame 1, thesame comprising the head 42, sides 43 and slotted bottom 44. Thisplunger 41 has transverse rollers 45 journaled in the said slots in t-hebottom 44 which will roll along the horizontal webs of 85 the angleirons forming the lower frame rails 2. A connecting rod 46 is pivotallymounted in the beater 41 on a pin 47 and is also pivoty ally mounted atits oppositel end between the gears 39 on aA pin 48 supportedeccentrically 40 upon the said gears. the ends of the said connectingrod being laterally enlarged as shown for this purpose. It will now heunderstood that as the gears 39 are rotated b v the means hereinbeforeset forth, the plunger 41 will be caused to reciprocate within the frame1 and so will press or bale hay forced therein byV a means to be setforth.

Y The separating block holderor slide 49 of the shape clearly shown inFigure 16 has a 60 slideway formed between the ends 50, the back 51 andthe webs 52. This block holder 49 is pivotally mounted between the topframe rails 3 by short pivot pins 53 passed through the apertures 54. Agear 55 is secured upon S5 one of the pivot pins 53 and a gear 56 with ahandle 57 on a pivot pin 58 meshes therewith and by raising or loweringthe handle 57 the block holder 49 maybe raised into the vertical oroperative position shown or lowered so that 60 it will lie iiat upon theframe 1. A block operating mechanism is provided comprising the arm 59,the forwardly disposed end of which is bifnrcated and the arms pivotedin brackets 60 upon the top frame rails 3. A

I5 link 61 is pivotally connected by'one end at .62 to a medial point ofthe arm 59 and is similarly connected at its opposite end to an ear orlug 63 formed upon the upper side of the connecting rod 46. Arectangular block hammer or striker 64 is secured upon the free end ofthe arm 59. A separating block 65 is provided to separate the bales onefrom another as they are formed by the means hereinbefore set forth, andthe same is of the usual form havinglgrooves 66 through which the wires(not shown) may be assed when wiring or tying the bales. In t e use ofthe bale separatln g elements the block holder or slide 49 is raised tothe vertical position when enough hay has been pressed to form one baleand a separating block such as described isinserted therein. The arm 59due to its connection with the connecting rod 46 is caused to move.vertically up and down and thus the block striker 64 will impinge theupper edge of the 85 block 65 forcing the same downward into the balingchamber and separating the hay therein as will be understood.` When theblock holder 49 is not in use it is adapted to lie flat upon the frameand in this position the striker 64 will clear the same having no effectthereon. It will be understood that a block may be inserted in theholder and forced downward by hand to form an end piece or brace againstwhich the first'bale may he pressed. 95 The bales are tied in the usualmanner, suitable platforms 67 being secured on brackets 68 at the sidesof the frame u on which the tiers may stand. The rear en( of the framemay be constricted, when necessary to hold 10 the bales within theframe, or to cause the same to be pressed more tightly, by means of thehandwheels 71 which threadedly engage the ends of the bolts 72. Thesebolts 2 are secured at their lower ends to a cross- 105 piece 73 andsmall lugs 74 are loosely placed upon the upper ends as shown bearingupon the upper frame rails 3. By this means the spaced lower frame rails2 and the upper frame rails 3 may be drawn together. it beingrunderstood that the side plates are omitted adjacent the rear of theframe.

A rectangular table 75 is loosely mounted upon the lower rail 2 at amedial point of the frame and the free margin thereof is provided H5with a supporting frame comprising the depending vertical' members 76and the horizontal member 77. A side brace member 7 8 is mounted by oneyend upon the axle 5 and lextends forwardly and outwardly and is se- 12cured to the lower ends of the vertical frame members 76. An adjustingrod 7 9 has its upper end 80 threaded and passed loosely through sockets81 formed in hoth the horizontal member 77 and the brace 78. A bev 125eled pinion 82 threadedly engages theI threaded end 80 of the adjustingro'd7 9. A small castor wheel 83 has its. axle journaled in a bearing 84on the foot 85 formed at the lower end of the rod 79. '13

i claimed in respect of same as here applied.

As shown in Figure 3 a bearing hanger 88 is depended from the innermargin of the table adjacent the front thereof and a bearing aperture 89is formed in the brace 78 in alignment therewith. A rake shaft 90 isjournaled through the bearing hanger 88 and the aperture 89 and isprovided at its inner end with an internally toothed bevel gear 91. Abearing arm 92 is secured on, or formed integrally with, the bearinghanger 88 and a bearing bracket or ranger 93 is depended from the bottomplate 69 of the frame 1. A shaft 94 with a universal joint 95 isjournaled in the said arm 92 and hanger 93 and has a beveled gear 96 onone end meshing with the gear 91 on the rake shaft 90, the said shaftalso having a beveled pinion 97 at its opposite end. Bearings 98 areprovided on the sides of both the upper and lower frame Arails 3 and 2and a shaft 99 is journaled vertically therethrough, the same having atits lower `end the large bevel gear 100 with which the beveled pinion 97meshes. A beveled pinion 101 on the end of the sleeve 24 meshes with thesaid gear 100 and motion is transmitted to lthe sleeve 24 from the jackshaft 20'by means of sprocket 102 and a sprocket chain 103 substantiallyas hereinbefore set forth for the transmission shaft 22. The largebeveled gear 100 is thus rotated and the rake shaft 90 will be turned inthe direction indicated hy the arrow by means of the shaft 94 and itsassociated gears.

A revolving rake 104 is secured upon the rake shaft 90, the samecomprising the side frame wheels 105 and 106 secured upon the said rakeshaft in spaced relation. Rods 107 are journaled through the rims 108ofthe said wheels 105 and 106 and extend therethrough at their outerends for a purpose to be described. Rake teeth 109 are secured upon therods 107A at equally spaced intervals and it will be understood that thesaid teeth may be spring set in any ccnventional manner as by spring setrule joints (not shown) so as to prevent breakage whenstrikingobstructions in the field. Theforward margin of the table 75 isarcuately curved in a downward direction and is provided with slots 110through which the rake teeth 109 are adapted to pass as they revolve. Toallow the said rake teeth 109 to clear the table 75 a cam 111 of theshape shown in Figures 1 and 7 is secured by bolts 112 to the verticalframe member 76. The said outer extended ends of the rods 107 areprovided with an gularly bent arms 113 upon the ends of which arerotatably mounted the rollers 114 adapted to bear against the face ofthe cam'111. In this manner when the rake teeth 109 are in the lowerportion of their -travel they are held rigidly extended but as theyenter the slots 110 in the table 75 the. rollers 114 disengage the cam111 and the teeth and rods 107 turn freely so that theA said teeth willclear the table,

The hay thus deposited on the table 75 is fed into the hailing chamberby a fork 115 adapted to enter the feed opening 116 in the side plate70. A slide rail 117 is mounted on the table 75 at the rear marginthereof by standards 118 and the said rail 117 is T- shaped in crosssection as shown. A slide block 119 is slidably mounted on the rail 117and has at its rearwardly disposed side a vertical bore or bearingaperture 120. The fork 115 comprises a crank 121 as shown in Figure 8,the said crank being formed'of a hub or. shaft 122 rotatably seatedthrough the bearing aperture 120 and the upper and lower arms 123 and124 secured at one end to hub 122 and held in spaced relationship aboveand below the slide block 119. A vertical shaft is secured to the freeend of the upper arm 123 and a short stub shaft 126 is secured to thelower arm 124. The fork ti nes -127 are secured at a medial point to theshafts 125 and 126 adjacent the upper and lower arms 123 and 124 andhave the bifurcatd hay engaging ends 128. The shaft 99 is extended abovethe top of the frame 1 and provided with a rigidly fastened crank arm129 at its upper end, the said crank arm having at its outer end theshort stub pivot shaft 130. A sprocket 131 is secured upon the upper endof the shaft 125 on the crank arm 123 and a similar sprocket 132 issecured upon the stub pivot shaft 130, a sprocket chain 133 beingtrained around these sprockets as shown. A connecting link 134 isrotatably mounted by iltsoends on the said shaft 125 and pivot shaft Itwill now be-understood that the rotation of the shaft 99 through thepinion 101 and gear 100 as hereinbefore set forth will cause the crankarm 129 to rotate. This arm through the link 134 will cause the crank121 throw than the arms 123 ofthe crank 121. Bv 4 means of the sprockets131 and 132 and the sprocket chain 133 the crank 121 is caused to rotatecompletely around on its hub 122 and this sprocket and chain connectionis so adjusted that when the fork is on the in stroke, that is, feedinghay inward from the tablel'751into the baling chamber, the bifurcatedends 128 of the tines 127 will swing or sweep forwardly and inwardly tothe frame over the said table. 'Ihe said tines are ada ted to swingsomewhat within the baling chamber on their in stroke as shown in I" re4 and it will be understood thatthe folil 115 and plunger 42 must bearranged or timed so that when the said fork is sweeping inwardly `tothe baling chamber, the hunger 42 must be drawing `forward inthe e 1 onits inoperative stroke and this relationship'is also clearly showninFigure 4. On the ont or inoperative stroke of the fork the saidbifurcated ends 128 of the tines 127 will swing to the jrear behind thetable thus clearing the hay accumulated on the table'as the fork as inthe baling chamber. Thus the fork makes a complete revolution during thein and out strokes and at the Sametime the entire vassembl is slidinwardly and outwardly on the T rail 117. In Figures 1, 2 and 3 the forkis shown just starting its in or feed stroke and in Figure 4 the same isshown as its feed stroke is completed and as it starts swinging outwardon its out stroke. This construction provides a very etlic'ient meanslfor forcing hay into the baling chamber as will be readily appreciated.

In order to retain the hay in the baling chamber as it is being baled, Iprovide a doorl denoted generally at 135 adapted to close the feedopening 116 and it is obvious that this door must operate in connectionwith the fork 115, that is, when the fork is feeding hay into the balingchamber the said door must be open and as the fork is drawing outward onits inoperative stroke the said door must close. Guideways 136 aresecured to the upper and lower frame rails extending along above andbelow the feed opening 116 and to the rear thereof as shown, the saidguideways being disposed with their troughs reversed or facing eachother as will be understood. The door 135 is provided at each end withrollers 137 rotatably mounted in brackets 138 and these rollers areadapted to roll in the guideways 136 in such manner that the door 135may be readily moved to and fro to open or Iclose the feed opening 116.A large medial slot 139 is provided in the door 135 to clear the T rail117 and spaced from either side thereof are narrow slots 140 to clearthe fork tainthe same in the forward or closed position. A lug or catch142 is secured to the upper forward margin of the door 135 and projectsinwardly into the baling chamber, a slot 143 being provided in the frameside late to allow for the movement backwardy and forwardlyvthereof. Itwill be understoodv that yas the plunger 41 moves into the balingchamber on its pressure stroke, the head 42 thereof will strike the lug142 forcin the door 135 open. In order to retain the sai door in theopen position as the plunger is moving out of the baling chamber andwhile hayis being forced'throughthe opening 116 I provide a catch lever144 pivoted at 145 to the upper frame rail 3 and being of sucient lengthto en age the forward margin of the door when e same is open. Anelongated operatin rod 146 is loosely attached at 147 to a me ial pointof the catch lever 144 and extends forwardly through a bracket 148secured to the said upper frame rail 3 and terminates in a trigger 149.'A coil spri 150 is stretched between the trigger 149 an the bracket 148serving to normally swing the catch lever 144 rearwardly against thedoor 135, astop 151 limiting this motion. As the plunger 41 reaches theend of its inoperative stroke drawin out ofthe baling chamber the side43 thereo will strike the trigger 149 pullin the rod 146 and catch lever144 forward re easin the door `135 the coil spring 141 then u ling thesaid oor forward into its close osition, it bein understood that thetimin etween the for and lunger is such that t e hay is fed into thealing chamber while the plunger is withdrawn therefrom. In order toallow the door 135 to pass the catch lever 144, as it opens the latteris provided with a spring set rule joint 152. A slot 153 in the side 43of the plunger allows the same to complete its inoperative stroke beforeit actuates the trigger 149 to close the feed opening door as will beunderstood.

Dogs 154 are pivoted at 155 in slots 156 in the side plates 70 on eitherside of the frame to the rear of the feed opening 116, their purposebeing to retain the hay in its pressed condition as the plunger recedesto press another portion of hay. These dogs 154 are sprin set tonormally swing into the baling c am r a sutlicient distance so that thehooks 157 thereof will engage the hay. The plunger 41 when pressing thehay strikes the arcuate outer faces 158 of the said dogs 154 forcingthem outward so that the said plun er may pass as shown in the dottedlines in B igure 10.

An elevator denoted enerally at 159 is provided upon the reareo theframe 1 to deliver the bales clear of the machine. A table 160 issecured by bolts 161 to the lower frame rails 2 and the vsaine isprovided with spaced upstanding lugs 162. An elevator frame 163,U-shaped in cross section, and having aligned bearing apertures'164 ateither end of its side portions is mounted between the lugs 162 andextends laterall and angularly upward from the frame as s own in Fi re6. Toothed elevator rollers 165 are rigidly mounted on shafts 166journaled in the bearing a rtures 164, the lower shaft being exten edoutwardly through the lugs 162 serving as a pivot for the frame 163 asshown at 167 and provided at Aits forward end with a sprocket 168. Asimi lar sprocket 169 is provided on the rear end of the transmissionshaf t 22 and a sprocket chain 170 is trained around these sprockets sothat rotary motion will be transmitted to the lower elevator roller 165as will be understood. An elevator belt 171 of suitable material such ascanvas is stretched over the rollers 165, the inner surface of the beltbeing provided with equally spaced transverse slats 172 to engage theteeth upon the wheels. Small spikes 173 are provided on the belt inorder to obtain a firm grip upon the bales when elevating the same. Anadjusting rod 174 is loosely secured to the upper end of the elevatorframe 163 and has its opposite end threaded and loosely passed through astandard 175 upon the frame 1. A sprocket 176 threadedly engages thethreaded end of the rod 174v and it will be understood that by turningthe said sprocket 176 the rod 17 4 may be moved outwardly or drawninwardly, this action varying the angle of the elevator 159 as will beunderstood. A hand wheel 177 with sprocket 178 is provided and bytraining a sprocket chain `179 over the sprockets 176 and 178 the angleof the elevatormay be varied at will by the machine operator.

The tiers when a bale is tied may pull the same ont the open rear end ofthe frame onto the table 160. The bale may then be placed upon theelevator 159 and delivered to a wagon or truck driven beside the baler.The operator by means of the handwheel 177 may vary the height of theouter end of the elevator at will to deliver the bales to the wagon inany position.

From the foregoing it is obvious that I provide a machine which ispositive and eilicient in operation and which completely eliminates thi`raking up and loading of hay in the field and then transporting the sameto the baling machine.

While I have herein set forth a certain preferred embodimentof myinvention it is understood that I may vary from the same in minorstructural details, so as best to construct a practical device, notdeparting from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of theappended claims.

I `claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, a frame including a baling chamberhaving a feed opening, a plunger mounted for reciprocation in the balingchamber` a door mounted on the frame and adapted to normally close thesaid feed opening, and cooperating means upon the door and plungerwhereby the door is opened by the inward movement of the plunger intothe baling chamber and is locked in that position until the completionof the outward movement of the plunger. Y

2. In a .device of `the kind described, a frame includingabalingchamber, having a feed opening, a plunger 'mounted for recipro-V cationin the baling chamber, a door slidably mounted on the fra-me along sidethe feed opening, a retractile coil spring stretched-between the doorand frame to normally hold the-said door closed over the feed opening, a

catch extended inward from the oor into the path of the plunger wherebythe door will be forced open as the plunger moves inward into the balmgchamber, and means whereby for reciprocationinto and out of the baling`chamber, a door slidably mounted on the frame alongside" the feedopening, a retractile coil spring stretched between thedoor and frame tonormally hold said door in closed position over the feed opening, acatch extended inward from the door into the path of the plunger wherebythe door is forced open as the plunger moves into the baling chamber, acatch lever pivoted to the frame and adapted to engage the margin of thedoor and hold the same in its opened position, an operating rodpivotally connected to the catch lever. and extending in the framealongside the baling chamber, a trigger on the end of the operatlng rodextended into ythe path of the plunger for-engagement thereby as thesame moves outward from the baling chamber, and a retractile coil springstretched between the trigger and frame to normally hold the catch leverin engagement with the margin of the door.

4.. In a device of the kind described, a frame including, a balingchamber having a feed opening, and a door slidably mounted on the frameto open and close the said feed opening, a table supported on the framealongside the feed opening, and a fork operatively mounted over the'said table to sweep inward through the feed opening in imed relationwith the opening of the said 5. In a devicecof the kind described, a.frame including a baling chamber having a feed opening, a plungermounted for reciprocation in the baling chamber, and a door slidablymounted over the feed opening and operated to open and close the same bythe reciproeation of the plunger, a table mounted on the frame alongsidethe feed opening, a slide rail mounted on the table, a slide blockslidably mounted on the slide rail, a fork crank including a hubjournaled in the slide block, and forks secured to the said fork crankand adapted to sweep over the Said

